Fleetwood RV: Jurassic park mobile lab

[Evilsage]

Never seen a build with the accordion middle, this will be interesting to see how it turns out.
Great detail so far!

[Emedina1222]

Originally Posted by Hammer!

Awesome work and detail! Cant wait to see more.

thank you i appriciate it, its the first time iv done this.

Originally Posted by Evilsage

Never seen a build with the accordion middle, this will be interesting to see how it turns out.
Great detail so far!

yea its going to be interesting lol kinda wanna hold off on that part.

[Emedina1222]

Ran out of tubes for the windows need to buy more. But did do the door






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[Emedina1222]

Light buckets came in along with the nvs systems




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[Emedina1222]

Ordered a much more stuff and completed more on the body.

Went ahead and made the sides for the rear bus. I made some alterations as to where the axels are going to sit so I have room for the door and it more like the actual 1:1 now anyways.






Then I started on the interior floor panel.




Went ahead and made the braces for the floor with some L shaped brackets




The axle was a bit to small so had to modify it again and drops and inch and a half off the width




After I got it all cut down I wanted to mount it together but first I had to create some stairs for the door way.

[Emedina1222]

So floor is installed and back wall is up but still need to trace out the opening for the back wall. Currently working on the front lol it's going to be interesting with the roundness of it. Woo lets just jump right into it then










Ok so I decided I would do it in sections to get the angles and stuff lol this isn't easy so I made some frames for it to follow.




I started to play with fire to get it to bend easier and I ended up warping it pretty good. :/ wish I had a heat gun might have worked better then a lighter.



Then next piece



Once everything was glued down I decided I would fix my errors lol so puddy time

[rookie101]

Looks fantastic so far.

[Emedina1222]

Originally Posted by rookie101

Looks fantastic so far.

Thank you

So finished some more today about to start working on the interior before I do the roof










Oh yall get the point let me skip to the finished part of it




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[Emedina1222]

Played around a little with the controller got it to match my build theme! Woo!


Sorry I've taken awhile to update. Been really busy with work and getting things set before I go home on leave. But anyways I got more parts in!

Dog bones and hubs
Some shocks
2 ae-5 ESC
3 WP servos
And some other stuff


So first was to mount the motors and on the transmissions.





Also did more work on the body. Cut out the headlight slots and blinkers and covered a lot in puddy which I'll be sanding tomorrow when it's fully dry. I'll take pics tomorrow sorry I forgot to bring my phone with me for that part.


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[Zukiiholic]

This looks like an awesome Build..
Nice scratch building..
Be watching for sure..

[DaJester]

Been watching the movies on the SyFy channel this week leading up to the new movie release, been checking during commercial breaks for updates on this one! Ran the part where the mobile lab first arrives and during the dino attack and your rig is spot on so far! More pics!!!! Great JOB!

[Emedina1222]

Originally Posted by DaJester

Been watching the movies on the SyFy channel this week leading up to the new movie release, been checking during commercial breaks for updates on this one! Ran the part where the mobile lab first arrives and during the dino attack and your rig is spot on so far! More pics!!!! Great JOB!

Yea im super excited about the new movie but wont see it till im back in the states. but work has my time all eaten up so i try to get atleast an hour work done every night. and thank you for noticing the details. i watch the mobile lab clips before every work session for motivation lol. just trying to get the interior down. the movie doesnt show everything so some i might just have to wing it.

[DaJester]

Still looks great! Way outside the box on any of the builds I've seen on the forum. Now if you can find a toy T-Rex to go along with it: Smithsonian RC radio control animated action dinosaur you've got a movie to make... LOL!

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[Emedina1222]

Originally Posted by DaJester

Still looks great! Way outside the box on any of the builds I've seen on the forum. Now if you can find a toy T-Rex to go along with it: Smithsonian RC radio control animated action dinosaur you've got a movie to make... LOL!

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lol iv thought on this alot and i cant find any that are big enough or realistic. i mean i can find some detailed statues for in the scale size for a good 500 or something but not exactly the price range id be looking for.

[DaJester]

That one is 9" tall and 17" long, a few camera tricks can make him look 50' tall...

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[Emedina1222]

Here is right now lol Im about to sand it nice and smooth to the best of my ability

[Emedina1222]

Placed in on the chassis to see how it would look and I think I'm liking it. Gonna have to get some longer links for the front tho




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[Emedina1222]

Starting the rear bus now before I do the interior or roof for the first one. That way I don't use the styrene sheets meant for the second bus lol. Anyways
Step one draw out the position of everything

Step two cut out the windows this is the easy part lol

Step three cut out the cargo doors but save the pieces to use as the doors and if you brake the bottom edge like I did on the first one just glue it back together lol

Step four make narrow strips I used the L shape pieces just cut in half because I'm lazy lol but you can use anything.


Step five is to glue the strips to the back to create a block so the doors don't swing back and fourth


Step six sand down or cut down the doors a tad bit so they sit in the spots with easy motion. Then just tape them in place and we will finish them later.


This is it for today. Check in tomorrow I will be cutting out the light sockets, the mid frame line, and putting the bars on the windows. Have a great day everyone !

[Absurd]

love it also the front sitting on the chassis looks exactly how I was picturing the size in my mind can not wait to see the outcome, also I learned how to make a dust cover and battery tray for my xr from someone on the forums here "forgot name" you use a light and some wood to make a tiny slit so when the light is on it slowly and evenly melts plastic infront of the slit to be bent easier, this is how I use it on any plastic bigger then my palm otherwise lighter and you could always say it was "the after crash picture" aka the damage lol

[Emedina1222]

Originally Posted by Absurd

love it also the front sitting on the chassis looks exactly how I was picturing the size in my mind can not wait to see the outcome, also I learned how to make a dust cover and battery tray for my xr from someone on the forums here "forgot name" you use a light and some wood to make a tiny slit so when the light is on it slowly and evenly melts plastic infront of the slit to be bent easier, this is how I use it on any plastic bigger then my palm otherwise lighter and you could always say it was "the after crash picture" aka the damage lol

Sounds interesting! Might have to try it when I need to bend more pieces. I think the front was the only main part that had to be bent.